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| firedance:
Should have said it's "Layouts" for MAME that puts the marquee up there, all the hard work is done by the creators of Coinops. |
| firedance:
Yesterday I glued and clamped the control panel and front piece together, then today drilled out the holes, wasn't sure to go for the 6 buttons but thought that best in case I or someone else wanted to add other games or console games to it later in its life span ;D Will bevel or round off the leading edge along with the speakers holes. The 2 25mm holes on the front piece will be for the speakers, sadly my 25mm forstner bit as seen better days, even at a slower speed it still slightly burnt while drilling, could also have been my haste and too much pressure as it'll cut down on my BBQ n beer time ;) That's all for now........ |
| firedance:
Yesterday evening i drilled the holes in the side panels for the pinball flipper buttons then glued and nailed the batons for the middle panels, never done it this way before and only the 3rd time i've used my little nail gun :) not put the ones on for the bottom panel yet. (excuse orange on the batons, used them as lathes on another project while painting) The 92mm fan i was going to use was a little noisy when in a vertical position so went with a 80mm instead, saves me buying a 92mm fan guard too ;D Today i worked on the middle panels, dunno if everyone cuts holes for the fans like this but this is how i do it, rough cut with a jigsaw, screw on a fan surround then using a flush bit gentle go around the the fan guide, have used it a few times so might not be a perfect circle ;) then swapped to a ovolo bit to round off the edge, had set it a little low, easily sorted with with 240 sandpaper, moved onto the bottom panel (no pics) basically the same only with a 120mm fan surround. Also did the little speak holes at the front so they all match, did a 45 degree angle on the control panel where it will meet the plexi so hopefully should be a snug fit. Confession - made it playable yesterday as i wasn't sure if i had made a mistake with the button in the top left corner being too close to the joystick, didn't hit it once was while testing several games, might be a different story for a fighting game such as SF or MK tho ;D that's all for today, still a long way to go......... |
| firedance:
Did a small amount of work on the bartop yesterday, screwed the control and back panels temporary as i need to refine the shape with my router, will glue them on once they are done and wrapped :) For the back panel that will have the thin client and 80 mm fan attached I drilled the holes for the power switch (right smaller hole) i still don't have a 12mm bit so used my metal step drill bit, sure it makes it a little fluffy but you won't be able to tell once the LED switch is in place, the other hole is for the 3.5mm inline volume control like i've used before, will need to refine that at some point so it's easier to finger the hole er i mean turn the volume up and down. Installed 4 m4 "INSERT NUTS TYPE D" into the side batons, then will use some black hex m4 countersunk screws to screw on the back panel, was going to side mount some cabinet hinges but went for the easy option, once it's together i shouldn't need to open it back up for a while anyways. Glued on the bottom batons, plan is to drill a hole thru them so i can get to the screws on the panels that are already screwed on, will attached the bottom panel the same way as the back one so i have two points of entry ;) Used some filler on the little holes on the side panels, once sanded and wrapped they shouldn't be that noticeable. Using the baton method i've realised it's gonna be tight for space in there, am sure it'll be alright in the end ??? Hope all the above makes sense and not just some random gibberish ;D |
| firedance:
Refined the front and back lower panels, rounded off front and back edges too, might need to give it a quick sand with some 240 grit before it's wrapped. Maybe getting ahead of myself but I've wrapped the bottom panel, installed the grill and fan, have put it one side as i won't need it till I'm ready for the final push ;D The wrap is "contact paper" which as a slight texture to it, had it a while, wasn't a lot of money for 10m (eBay) think it was about £9 delivered. The line you can see is not my wrapping skills, said i was winging the design, had to add on about 18mm to the panel as i changed my mind with the rear as i was going to recess the panel but instead flushed mounted it, only realised after i had cut the panel, it's going on the bottom so won't be seen anyways :angel: Again a long way to go but still moving forward. |
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